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We've updated our news item with the disc specs for the DVD and Blu-rays

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Paramount Home Entertainment has announced DVD, Blu-ray/DVD Combo, and 3D Blu-ray releases of Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters for June 11th. No extra material will be included on the DVD release. The Blu-ray releases will include 3 featurettes ("Reinventing Hansel & Gretel", "The Witching Hours", "Meet Edward the Troll"), and a digital copy of the film. Art is attached:

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Quote: The sly and ingeniously wicked movie tells the story of the brother and sister team seeking to avenge their parents' deaths. But after a lifetime of hunting witches, Hansel and Gretel now must face an evil greater than anything they've seen: a terrifying new threat so massive, it could destroy the world as we know it.

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ShaiBrooklyn wrote: Apparently the movie sat on shelves for a year, so I wouldn't hold my breath on a sequel. Actually, it was reported at www.comingsoon.net a few weeks back that a sequel is in the works.

Anyone else thinks Paramount and MGM are going to fast-track a sequel? The movie's already made its money back, if we're going by the 2.5x multiplier rule ($127M worldwide gross against a $50M budget).

If there was a way to delve further into the mythology, then they'll be able to make a bigger, wilder and scarier story.

Anyone else thinks Paramount and MGM are going to fast-track a sequel? The movie's already made its money back, if we're going by the 2.5x multiplier rule ($127M worldwide gross against a $50M budget).

Well, I didn't mean it'd be like Family Guy in terms of structure or content, I more just meant that family attempts to disguise its laziness with an incessant, "I'm so annoyed that I have to entertain you," tone, and that this is the case with most intentionally dumb material. And again, I'm not saying that this is necessarily the case with this movie, simply that it's a safe assumption.

Person wrote: Ugh. Most of the time, "intentionally dumb," is just code for, "a really lazy effort with an incessantly condescending tone, you know, like Family Guy."

With a title like "Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters", you know it's not Oscar material. And the humor is nothing like Family Guy, it's either broad or morbid humor. (And the anachronistic weapons made me chuckle.) No sex jokes, cut-away gags or obscure pop culture references like FG embodies.

The movie makes no bones to be anything other than a silly B-movie. You'll either like it or hate it.

Ugh. Most of the time, "intentionally dumb," is just code for, "a really lazy effort with an incessantly condescending tone, you know, like Family Guy." It's likely that this movie is no exception, but I'll rent it, if only because Jeremy Renner looks like a sad pug, and I find this extremely attractive.

I thought this pic was trashy fun. It's a tongue-in-cheek film, it's purposely over-the-top, and the actors are in on the joke. I can see why people wouldn't like it or wait for Netflix, the trailers make it look like a bigger-budgeted SyFy film.

Day one purchase for me. And apparently both DVD and Blu-ray include an unrated edition of the film as well.

I gotta tell you, theres some movies I have ZERO desire to see. EVER! This is clearly one of them. I can't even see myself renting it. To each his own, but this whole genre doesnt appeal to me in the very least. I also don't really care for Jeremy Renner and his deep stare.

Speaking as someone who personally hated Van Helsing as well as last year's dreadful Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter, I have to agree that Hansel and Gretel was actually quite enjoyable, the over-the-top action, gore and one-liners were a lot of fun, I'd actually be more than willing to buy myself a copy of the blu-ray when it comes out.

Movie Dude, i agree! this movie was so much fun. i liked it so much i saw it twice. the cast is awesome (Famke is a goddess!), it has some very good action and some awesome bloody/gory over the top (in a good way!) parts. Edward the troll was my fave. so sad & sweet and a badass!

I don't see why some people did not like this movie. It was a fun movie and I was surprised that Will Ferrell & Adam McKay could produce something that services itself as a dark comedy and a straight horror fantasy.